The Hacker Chronicles

From phone phreaks and teenage intruders to virus writers and most-wanted hackers, Origins is a narrative history of ten real cases that exposed the fragility of our digital world.

Between 1971 and 1998, a small group of extraordinary individuals — out of bedrooms, university labs and rented offices — found weaknesses in systems the world assumed were unbreakable. Their actions changed technology, law enforcement and society forever.

Meticulously researched and grippingly told, this is the untold history behind the headlines, and the field that had to be born in response.